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CH. 5
Sitting in the plush chair of his room, Nathan waited impatiently for Haley to answer. "Uh, Haley, you there?" Hearing Haley's sigh, Nathan's heart sank. "You know it's okay if you can't come 'cause you're busy. I'll understand." But inside, Nathan prayed that Haley would say 'yes.'
"Haley?"
"Yea? Oh, sorry! I was just thinking. Sorry."
Letting out a small 'HA,' Nathan shook his head. "So I'm taking it that you can't come, right?"
Shaking her head furiously, Haley frowned.
"Haley?"
Embarrassed that she had forgotten that he wasn't there with her, Haley stammered, "I think I can come, but could I bring Joanne with me? She really wants to see the city that we all grew up in."
Amused that someone would actually want to visit Tree Hill, Nathan replied, "Yeah, sure. She really wants to? You sure you didn't coax her into it?"
A bit insulted, Haley bit back. "No, I'm sure I didn't."
"I was just kidding. Well, I better get back to calling Brooke." Nathan said, realizing that talking to Haley was still as nerve-wrecking as it had been when they were still in high school.
"Oh. Okay." Mumbled Haley, hurt that he wanted to end the conversation so fast. "Guess I'll be talking to you later then."
"Yep. Bet on it. I'll call you when everything is finalized."
"Okay. Bye, then."
"Bye." And before Nathan could put down the phone, Joanne's voice rang out. 'Did he ask you out?'
Chuckling to himself, Nathan hung up. Then Nathan picked up his cell phone and dialed Lucas's number again to give him the good news.
Meanwhile, in Haley and Joanne's apartment.
"No. He wanted to end the call so badly. He already hung up," said Haley with tearing eyes.
"Aw, sweetie, you'll get to see him soon though," comforted Joanne, wrapping her arms around Haley's shoulders.
Hearing that, Haley brightened a little. "You'll get to see him, too." She grinned as Joanne's mouth formed an O.
"You mean I'm going with you too?" As Haley nodded her head, Joanne continued, "But I don't have time. I don't have money. Heck, I barely have anything!"
Smirking, Haley replied, "Well, if I have time to go, then YOU have time to go too!"
"But I NEVER said I wanted to go."
"Yea, but I KNOW you want to. Besides, what will you do to pass the time without me?"
"Isn't that being a little too cocky, princess?" smirked Joanne, crossing her arms in front of her.
Laughing, Haley shot back, "Nope. You KNOW you'll be bored without me! AND I need your help. You're like Ms. Advice 101."
"You're right. Without me, you might mess up the chance of ever being with Nathan."
"Gee, thanks Jo. Glad to know you have so much confidence in me."
"Love ya!"
Rolling her eyes, Haley walked over to her dresser where the pictures of Nathan and Haley holding each other and of the whole gang were.
Looking at the picture of Nathan and her together, Haley smiled longingly as she traced her finger over Nathan's outline.
"You know, you should just ask him out. Stop wistfully waiting for him to ask you out," Joanne called out at Haley's back.
"But that's like dropping a bomb on him." smirked Haley, turning around to face Joanne. "And besides, I haven't talked to him in awhile. I want to see how much he has changed."
Smiling at her friend's cute wishful thinking, Joanne got up and wrapped her arms around Haley giving her a hug. "You are just too cute. If it had been me, I'd have dropped him and moved on. But that's just me. You on the other hand still waited for his calls, even after a year of not conversing."
Smiling, Haley said, "You're just like Brooke. The last time I talked to her, she had dumped her boyfriend of 2 days after meeting a tennis hunk."
Laughing, Joanne replied, "Yup. I would do exactly that." Pausing, Joanne turned towards the dresser, "Exactly when was my last date?"
Patting Joanne's arm mockingly, Haley answered, "Yesterday."
"Oh, yeah! His name was Greg? Or Paul? Or Richard? What was it?"
Shaking her head in disbelief, Haley answered, "Troy."
"Oh. Well, I guess I won't be going out tonight."
Confused, Haley asked, "And why not? You always party or go to clubs."
"Yeah, but my best friend needs me, so I'll be staying home tonight, thank you very much!" Then mockingly, Joanne stuck her nose up in the air and walked out of the room.
Haley, laughing, turned to look at the picture of Nathan and her hugging on the beach. Hope you haven't changed much, thought Haley, flashing a small smile.
Then, hearing Joanne call her name in the other room, Haley turned and walked away.
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CH. 5
Sitting in the plush chair of his room, Nathan waited impatiently for Haley to answer. "Uh, Haley, you there?" Hearing Haley's sigh, Nathan's heart sank. "You know it's okay if you can't come 'cause you're busy. I'll understand." But inside, Nathan prayed that Haley would say 'yes.'
"Haley?"
"Yea? Oh, sorry! I was just thinking. Sorry."
Letting out a small 'HA,' Nathan shook his head. "So I'm taking it that you can't come, right?"
Shaking her head furiously, Haley frowned.
"Haley?"
Embarrassed that she had forgotten that he wasn't there with her, Haley stammered, "I think I can come, but could I bring Joanne with me? She really wants to see the city that we all grew up in."
Amused that someone would actually want to visit Tree Hill, Nathan replied, "Yeah, sure. She really wants to? You sure you didn't coax her into it?"
A bit insulted, Haley bit back. "No, I'm sure I didn't."
"I was just kidding. Well, I better get back to calling Brooke." Nathan said, realizing that talking to Haley was still as nerve-wrecking as it had been when they were still in high school.
"Oh. Okay." Mumbled Haley, hurt that he wanted to end the conversation so fast. "Guess I'll be talking to you later then."
"Yep. Bet on it. I'll call you when everything is finalized."
"Okay. Bye, then."
"Bye." And before Nathan could put down the phone, Joanne's voice rang out. 'Did he ask you out?'
Chuckling to himself, Nathan hung up. Then Nathan picked up his cell phone and dialed Lucas's number again to give him the good news.
Meanwhile, in Haley and Joanne's apartment.
"No. He wanted to end the call so badly. He already hung up," said Haley with tearing eyes.
"Aw, sweetie, you'll get to see him soon though," comforted Joanne, wrapping her arms around Haley's shoulders.
Hearing that, Haley brightened a little. "You'll get to see him, too." She grinned as Joanne's mouth formed an O.
"You mean I'm going with you too?" As Haley nodded her head, Joanne continued, "But I don't have time. I don't have money. Heck, I barely have anything!"
Smirking, Haley replied, "Well, if I have time to go, then YOU have time to go too!"
"But I NEVER said I wanted to go."
"Yea, but I KNOW you want to. Besides, what will you do to pass the time without me?"
"Isn't that being a little too cocky, princess?" smirked Joanne, crossing her arms in front of her.
Laughing, Haley shot back, "Nope. You KNOW you'll be bored without me! AND I need your help. You're like Ms. Advice 101."
"You're right. Without me, you might mess up the chance of ever being with Nathan."
"Gee, thanks Jo. Glad to know you have so much confidence in me."
"Love ya!"
Rolling her eyes, Haley walked over to her dresser where the pictures of Nathan and Haley holding each other and of the whole gang were.
Looking at the picture of Nathan and her together, Haley smiled longingly as she traced her finger over Nathan's outline.
"You know, you should just ask him out. Stop wistfully waiting for him to ask you out," Joanne called out at Haley's back.
"But that's like dropping a bomb on him." smirked Haley, turning around to face Joanne. "And besides, I haven't talked to him in awhile. I want to see how much he has changed."
Smiling at her friend's cute wishful thinking, Joanne got up and wrapped her arms around Haley giving her a hug. "You are just too cute. If it had been me, I'd have dropped him and moved on. But that's just me. You on the other hand still waited for his calls, even after a year of not conversing."
Smiling, Haley said, "You're just like Brooke. The last time I talked to her, she had dumped her boyfriend of 2 days after meeting a tennis hunk."
Laughing, Joanne replied, "Yup. I would do exactly that." Pausing, Joanne turned towards the dresser, "Exactly when was my last date?"
Patting Joanne's arm mockingly, Haley answered, "Yesterday."
"Oh, yeah! His name was Greg? Or Paul? Or Richard? What was it?"
Shaking her head in disbelief, Haley answered, "Troy."
"Oh. Well, I guess I won't be going out tonight."
Confused, Haley asked, "And why not? You always party or go to clubs."
"Yeah, but my best friend needs me, so I'll be staying home tonight, thank you very much!" Then mockingly, Joanne stuck her nose up in the air and walked out of the room.
Haley, laughing, turned to look at the picture of Nathan and her hugging on the beach. Hope you haven't changed much, thought Haley, flashing a small smile.
Then, hearing Joanne call her name in the other room, Haley turned and walked away.
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